Mounjaro September Support (3)

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Another gathering of losers! 💪

Previous thread here: Mounjaro September Support (2) www.mumsnet.com/Talk/weight-loss-injections/5170252-mounjaro-september-support-2

@20bloodypounds This is exactly how I feel. I definitely wouldn't have lost them without MJ and this time of year ALWAYS derails any kind of healthy eating plan I may be on, so I'm quietly hopeful I won't gain this year and spend until the spring or beyond trying to get back on track. Instead I'm hoping for a few treats but mostly aiming to stick to what I've been doing, and maintain or lose a couple of pounds.

@Bumblebeehum i definitely have another 3 months at least to go. I have been slow and steady since I started in mid-September, and am about half way towards my goal. I notice a massive difference, but I am still overweight and don’t feel like I am approaching the end just yet

@Bumblebeehum I'll be here too! I seem to lose about 1.5 kg a month which honestly I'll take as I'm not ravenous the whole time in MJ.

That said, @Thornymum I've taken the opposite tack to you and decided to up my dose before Xmas as I've been plateauing for. 2-3 weeks. I'd hoped to do it after to avoid feeling ill, but after another couple of days of feeling very hungry and not losing, I've gone up with enough time to come back next week (actual Xmas) if I feel hideous.

To a Pp who is also plateauing at a set point, I'm finding exactly the same. I wonder if my body just remembers this :)

I hope it goes well for you! I'll be following very interested to see how it goes! I expect we are all worrying for nothing

And I'll still be here! Have at least 2 stone still to go, I think that's where I'll stop then, but I'll know for sure when I get there, could be happier before then, could want a touch more .

I’ve had a shocking day at work. I am counting down the days until the Christmas break. Everything is so stressful at the moment with trying to get everything finished in time for the holidays. I realised today that I didn’t reach for the chocolate to help me cope with this. Normally I would have eaten a 100g bar of dairy milk on a day like today!

Weekly check in. Lost 2lbs this week, actually thought it would be a lot less due to constantly being constipated and during the week it went up by 1lb but it just goes to show that mid week weigh in doesn’t reflect your end of week loss. I want to be exactly 11 by next week. Ive upped the dose slightly. Leaving me one stone off my goal weight for starting in the new year.

SW- 13.10 8/9/24
Wk 1 - 13.3
Wk 2 - 13.1
Wk 3 - 12.13
Wk 4 - 12.10
Wk 5 - 12.10 (bonus dose)
Wk 6 - 12.6 (2.5 from 5 pen)
Wk 7 - 12.4 (3.75mg)
Wk 8 - 12.0 (3.75mg)
wk 9 - 11.12 (3.75mg)
wk10 - 12.0 (3.75mg)
Wk11 - 11.8 (3.75mg)
wk 12 - 11.6 (3.75mg)
WK 13 - 11.4 (3.75mg)
WK 14 - 11.2 (4mg)
UGW- 10

Reading others post, the losses have been fantastic with September starter, its amazing to see Mounjaro changing our lives for the better whether thats numbers on the scale or NSV’s. Let’s carry on as we are and imagine 2025 the year we have our best bodies!

Good morning all, hope you are all well. I’m on weigh in 15 ish and I lost a pound this week. It’s been a weird week, I got my period 10 days early which was really annoying but explained the bloat and emotions. I’d had a horrible experience a few weeks ago where I ate too much and it was carby and fatty and had a bad stomach that night. That has made me really cautious this week when eating out 4 times (that time of year, not normal for me) and I stuck to protein and veg. It was lovely and I enjoyed all those meals and didn’t feel deprived.

I also made an effort to look after myself a bit better this week after feeling flat and sluggish since moving onto 35 clicks of a 5 pen. I’m so sensitive to MJ that I move up at glacial speed for fear of getting nasty side efffects. So after some increased veg and water and some multivitamins and fibre gel I feel a lot better. The social engagements die down this week so I’m hopeful for a week of feeling good.

l’m continuing as normal throughout Christmas. Throughout this process I’ve not massively changed my eating which was always pretty ok, it was portion size, alcohol and becoming more sedentary that had got me to obesity. So Christmas will be smaller portions of all the lovely food we have got in. I’m working over Christmas too so it might be easier this year as I’ll still be in my normal routine.

I have just had the most amazing and also scary realisation. One of my son presents is a 20kg weight set kit, it's heavy, my husband warned me to pick it up carefully it's so heavy. As of today I have lost 19kg, I can't believe I have been carrying that and probably another set still to go.

Wow you guys are doing really well. I started MJ on 18 September and have lost 9lbs which I am really happy with. I was on Ryselbus before. Which I think is Wegovy? Had been on a 9 month stall so needed a change. I've nearly lost 5 stone in all and kept it off which is the important bit. Can anyone recommend some gentle beginners exercise that can be done indoors? I currently do less than 1000 steps a day and nothing else,

It is really weird when you look at weight equivalencies. On the one hand, feel like a huge tangible achievement, on the other hand you wonder how the buggering hell you got to the point where you were carrying that around every day.

I've lost 36lb which is a mid size microwave or the average weight of a 4 yr old.

Here's a funny equivalencies list if anyone else fancies taking a look

1 lb = a Gunea pig
1.5 lbs = a dozen Krispy Kreme donuts
2 lbs = a rack of baby back ribs
3 lbs = an average human brain
4 lbs = an ostrich egg
5 lbs – a Chihuahua
6 lbs = a human skin
7.5 = an average newborn
8 lbs = a human head
10 lbs = amount of chemical additives an American consumes every year
11 lbs = an average housecat
12 lbs = a Bald Eagle
15 lbs = 10 dozen large eggs
16 lbs = a sperm whales brain
20 lbs = a car tire
23 lbs = amount of pizza an Average American eats in a year
24 lbs – a 3 gallon tub of super premium ice cream
25 lbs = an average 2 year old
30 lbs = amount of cheese an average American eats in (1) year
33lbs – a cinder block
36 lbs a mid-size microwave
40 lbs = a 5 gallon bottle of water or an average human leg
44 lbs = an elephant’s heart
50 lbs – a small bale of hay
55lbs a 5000 BTU air conditioner
60 lbs = an elephant’s penis
66 lbs – amount of fats and oils an average American eats in (1) year
70 lbs – an Irish Setter
77 lbs – a gold brick
80 lbs – the World’s Largest Ball of Tape
90 lbs – a new born calf
100 lbs = a 2 month old horse
111 lbs = amount of red meat an average American eats in (1) year
117 = an average fashion model and she’s 5’11”
118 lbs= the complete Encyclopedia Brittanica
120 lbs = amount of trash you throw away in a month
130 lbs = a newborn giraffe
138 lbs = amount of potatoes an average American eats in a year
140 lbs = amount of refined sugar an average American eats in a year
144 lbs = and average adult woman (and she’s 5’4”)
150 lbs – the complete Oxford English Dictionary
187 lbs – an average adult man
200 lbs – 2 Blood hounds
235 lbs = Arnold Schwarzenegger
300 lbs = an average football lineman
400 lbs – A Welsh pony

Take a look at couch2fitness. Same concept as couch25k but instead of running it's 3 workouts a week, 1x cardio, 1x glutes and 1x core. Starts easier and gets harder as you build muscle and stamina over a 9week period. They have several instructors in each video showing different variations of each exercise to account for physical mobility issues and different fitness levels.

couchtofitness.com/

They have a YouTube channel too with all the playlists and do other programmes like a Bollywood dance one and samba and family workouts with kids.

I am crap at doing exercise and really got into this, just set up in my living room, often with my daughter joining in (or standing at the side trying not to laugh, the little sod).

I love that @InfoSecInTheCity - it's a great idea to do at home, in going to give it a go. I've braved the gum twice this week - first time in YEARS. Our local lets you book and pay by the class, so you don't Have that horrible guilty feeling of not using a monthly membership.

Thank you, I've signed up.

@Bumblebeehum I’ll still be with you. My weight loss is slow, 16lb in 13 weeks, but I think that’s not a bad thing as I am hoping to really embed good habits. I’m looking forward to seeing a 14 on my scales soon.

I’m still here plodding along! Delighted to have lost 36lb so far but I’ve still another 3 stone to shift so I will be here for a while.

I saw a few people mention Christmas plans. I’m trying to work out what to do myself. I haven’t lost much this month between being on holiday and Christmas parties. This week is quieter so I have upped my dose slightly from 3.75 to 4.5 to hopefully try and have a decent loss. Have a big party to go to on Sunday 22nd and definitely won’t be trusting myself to jab when I come home, so there is a devil on my shoulder telling me to delay it by a few days until Boxing Day. Means I should be able to indulge a bit more on Christmas Day then get straight back to it. But then I worry that I’ll undo all my hard work and be annoyed with myself. Decisions!!

I took Christmas off last year and gained ten pound, so I'm going through this year. Good luck whatever you decide.

Ooh that number 17 is going to be a little git isn't it. January, I will see a 16 on that scale, yes I will!!

I haven't posted in a while, but have been lurking. It's great to see everyone doing so well!

I've hit a bit of a wall. I've lost 21lbs but have been stuck bouncing around 15stone for six weeks now. I've tried eating more, eating less, more water, less water, upping exercise. I'm not eating junk, no snacks or chocolate (my downfall). I'm on 2.5mg and suppression is about right. I get hungry at mealtimes but not too much. I'm with Boots and they suggested I go up to 5mg which I'm nervous about, but will give it a try.

Has anyone else had a prolonged stall? Could this be a set point issue? Any advice on how to get things moving again?

Weekly weigh in time

Starting weight - 217.5 lbs
Current weight - 180.9 lbs
Total loss - 36.6 lbs

Week by week:
End of week 1 - 212.5 lbs - 5.0 lbs Loss
End of week 2 - 209.6 lbs - 2.9 lbs Loss
End of week 3 - 205.9 lbs - 3.7 lbs Loss
End of week 4 - 204.1 lbs - 1.8 lbs Loss
End of week 5 - 202.8 lbs - 1.3 lbs Loss
End of week 6 - 200.8 lbs - 2.0 lbs Loss
End of week 7 - 198.6 lbs - 2.2 lbs Loss
End of week 8 - 197 lbs - 1.6 lbs Loss
End of week 9 - 195.1 lbs - 1.9 lbs Loss
End of week 10 - 192.4 lbs - 2.7 lbs Loss
End of week 11 - 190.6 lbs - 1.8 lbs Loss
End of week 12 - 190 lbs - 0.6 lbs Loss
End of week 13 - 187.8 lbs - 2.2 lbs Loss
End of week 14 - 184.3 lbs - 3.5 lbs Loss
End of week 15 - 184.5 lbs - 0.2 lbs Gain
End of week 16 - 183.4 lbs - 1.1 lbs Loss
End of week 17 - 180.9 lbs - 3 lbs Loss

@Doggymummar 10lbs 😱! That is my fear so maybe I am better just pushing on through and sacrificing Christmas!!

@Itisallgoingtobeok I have stalled for most of this year. In fact I weigh within a pound this week as what I did this week last year. It all went wrong when I stopped over Christmas. I gained ten pound. Had to start again at 2.5mg when I restarted even though I was on 15mga few weeks before. Took me months to get up to suppression level and I started losing weight around September. I strongly believe in setpoints. I stayed with a pound or two of 200lb for about 9 months. I'm now on 10mg and losing about half a pound a week and am at 193 pound. My next set point is 189 so not far off. Bit worried about that.

You don't need to sacrifice, you can still eat well within you calories making smart choices.

I won’t really be able to do that I’ll jab on Monday and Wednesday is usually the day I feel the highest suppression. I tend to only be able to eat very small amounts of food and any more makes me feel quite ill, so that’s why I was thinking if delaying my jab a few days until Boxing Day so that suppression is minimal on Christmas Day and I’ll be able to have some wine and enjoy a normalish portion of food. And also not draw unwanted attention from my family!!